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UN resolution supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula 2010
Resource date: 2010
Resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 2010
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UN report on obstetric fistula 2012
Resource date: 2012
The United Nations Secretary-General Report, “Supporting Efforts to End Obstetric Fistula” - presented by UNFPA Deputy Executive Director, Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, at the United Nations on 15 October 2012 - noted great progress in addressing fistula, yet called for more support and intensified action to end fistula
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UN resolution on fistula 2012
Resource date: 2012
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 20 December 2012: Supporting efforts to end obstetric fistula
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UN report on obstetric fistula 2014
Resource date: 2014
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The Campaign to End Fistula: 10 Years On
Publication date: 17 Jun 2015
The brochure highlights achievements and results in first decade of the Campaign to End Fistula.
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UN resolution on fistula 2014
Resource date: Feb 2015
The new resolution calls on the international community to intensify technical and financial support to accelerate progress in the remaining days until the deadline to achieve Millennium Development Goal 5 (to improve maternal health) by the end of 2015 and eliminate fistula.
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Management of Obstetric Fistula in Burundi
The experience from a multidisciplinary approach over five years
Publication date: 02 Feb 2016
Author: MSF
Publisher: UNFPA
Médecins Sans Frontières, member of the Campaign to End Fistula, set up the Gitega Fistula Centre within the Regional Hospital of Gitega, Burundi, in 2009 to provide high quality, multi-disciplinary care, free of charge, all year round. This report aims to reflect on the experience of setting-up, running and handing over such a fistula project.
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UN report on obstetric fistula 2016 (A/71/306)
Resource date: 2016
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UN Report on Obstetric Fistula 2020 (A/75/264)
Resource date: Jul 2020
The United Nations Secretary-General report (2020) calls on the General Assembly to Intensify efforts to end obstetric fistula within a decade.
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A Neglected Tragedy: The global burden of stillbirths
Publication date: 13 Oct 2020
The release of the first-ever estimates on stillbirth by the UN Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (IGME) include the number of babies that are stillborn every year, as a result of pregnancy and birth-related complications, the absence of health workers and basic services. The report includes new data on the additional babies that could be stillborn due to COVID-19 related disruptions in child and maternal health services. The release is intended to increase visibility for this neglected tragedy and drive government action to address stillbirths.
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